11 Delicious DIY BBQ Sauces To Excite Your Guests

delicious diy bbq sauces to excite your guests

The bbq season is on and many of us enjoy bbq parties or even host them. Of course, there’s no barbecue without proper sauces, and we’ve prepared some amazing recipes for those of you who don’t like buying them and prefer homemade ones. Get ready to enjoy them and excite your guests!

This is the best fruity, sweet strawberry chilli relish with a spicy, tangy kick. You can make it as a thick relish/spread or a smooth sauce to be used as a delicious glaze on grilled meat or BBQ sauce! An incredibly versatile and easy to make relish, and a great way to use up those juicy summer strawberries. Whether it be a grilled chicken, a perfectly cooked steak, a sandwich, a salad, your breakfast, dessert recipes or just straight up from the bottle/jar, this strawberry chilli relish will add a fantastic fruity sweetness and a spicy chilli kick.

DIY strawberry chilli relish sauce (via https:)

DIY strawberry chilli relish sauce (via https:)

This easy homemade apricot BBQ sauce is sweet and tangy, and you can really taste the flavor of the fresh apricots. It’s great on grilled chicken! This sweet BBQ sauce can be adjusted to suit your taste buds. If you want it even sweeter, add more honey or brown sugar. If it’s too sweet, add more apple cider vinegar.

DIY apricot bbq sauce (via www.saltandlavender.com)

DIY apricot bbq sauce (via www.saltandlavender.com)

A delicious, healthy alternative to the additive laden commercial versions, this healthy homemade BBQ sauce is super easy to whip up and way more tasty! This BBQ sauce is totally delicious, but much lower in sugar (and completely free from refined sugar), as well as being full of natural healthy ingredients and suitable for as many different dietary needs as possible.

DIY gluten free vegan bbq sauce (via www.easypeasyfoodie.com)

DIY gluten free vegan bbq sauce (via www.easypeasyfoodie.com)

This buffalo homemade BBQ sauce is an easy, satisfying recipe for a condiment to put on burgers, pasta, even salads. Or just use it as a dip with some veggie sticks or chips. Would you believe me you only need 6 ingredients for this homemade sauce that is also vegan and gluten free?

DIY buffalo bbq sauce (via www.contentednesscooking.com)

DIY buffalo bbq sauce (via www.contentednesscooking.com)

Clean, homemade paleo peach chipotle barbecue sauce is paleo & Whole30 compliant! Sweet peaches, fiery chipotle peppers, and tangy apple cider combine in this explosive, guilt-free BBQ sauce.

DIY paleo peach chipotle bbq sauce (via allyscooking.com)

DIY paleo peach chipotle bbq sauce (via allyscooking.com)

This cherry BBQ sauce is fantastic with chicken, pork, and a variety of other proteins! The hardest thing about this barbecue sauce is being patient enough to wait for it to thicken up! And then waiting for it to cool enough to sample!

DIY cherry bbq sauce (via https:)

DIY cherry bbq sauce (via https:)

You probably have most of the ingredients for this zesty barbecue sauce at home already. It’s a tangy, vinegar-based BBQ sauce, mostly using apple cider vinegar and tomato paste as a foundation.

DIY easy peach bbq sauce (via www.doyouevenpaleo.net)

DIY easy peach bbq sauce (via www.doyouevenpaleo.net)

This mint and coriander sauce is essential at your BBQ party. It is summery, fresh and aromatic – what else can you ask for? If you have that “special” relationship with coriander that it doesn’t go anywhere near your mouth – change it to parsley.

DIY mint coriander sauce (via vegdept.com)

DIY mint coriander sauce (via vegdept.com)

This is a basic bbq sauce recipe, and once you’ve made it, you can customize it to your liking.   You can make this sauce ahead and store it in the fridge, ready to use for your next grilling session. Thanks to the vinegar in the recipe, the sauce will keep in the fridge for several weeks.  This recipe makes about 5 cups of sweet & smoky sauce for slathering on your grilled ribs or chicken.

DIY sweet smoky bbq sauce (via thefoodblog.net)

DIY sweet smoky bbq sauce (via thefoodblog.net)

This sweet and tangy barbecue sauce is thick, sticky, and perfect for dipping, dunking, basting, slow cooking, baking, grilling, and the list goes on.  It’s a perfect all-purpose, recognizable sauce that you can adapt to your liking!

DIY sweet and tangy bbq sauce (via www.thesundayglutton.com)

DIY sweet and tangy bbq sauce (via www.thesundayglutton.com)

This sweet & spicy whiskey BBQ sauce is bursting with flavor! It will be perfect with with beef, pork, chicken and turkey and many other kinds of food if you love adding a bit of whiskey there.

DIY whiskey bbq sauce (via ahedgehoginthekitchen.com)

DIY whiskey bbq sauce (via ahedgehoginthekitchen.com)